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help with 18'' rims on my 92 lumina


mike_lumina92

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i recently put 18 inch rims on my 92 lumina and the tires are a lil bit to wide ( not much) and every big bump or dip they rub the inside of the wheel walls, i've heard of rolling the fenders and other ways to help but let me know wha you think.

it only rubs in the back, and only when there are people in the backk seat, or sometimes when i turn sharply, but like i say let me know what you think

1992 lumina euro 2dr 3.1 v6

HELP needed ASAP!!!!!!!!!!

 

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I had this on my old GP, and the struts helped some, but it turned out the monoleaf pads were shot and the monoleaf was just saggy. That might also be a factor.

Ya, struts don't support the wait of the car much at all. The monoleaf does and you're probably going to have to look into that. They're some threads about re-shimming them with those lift blocks.

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well your car is designed to have the wheel go through the whole motion, blown struts or not. So i'd fix any interference issues. Its expensive to replace tires. Just roll the inner fender, it takes like 2 seconds. And its easier if you have blown struts, you just need a friend.

 

All you gotta do is put a round piece of metal or wood (metal prefered, but something like a small log would work) whose diamter is a little bit smaller than your wheel gap, place it on top of the tire and angle it so that the top is pointing in toward your car and get a friend to bounce the rear end of your car. Keep moving the round block to bend up the inner lip in all areas that it would contact the tire Dont get your fingers pinched!

 

There are other ways to do it, its not rocket science, but the easiest ways include using your tire as a fulcrum and something stiff to bend the inside

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well your car is designed to have the wheel go through the whole motion, blown struts or not. So i'd fix any interference issues. Its expensive to replace tires. Just roll the inner fender, it takes like 2 seconds. And its easier if you have blown struts, you just need a friend.

 

All you gotta do is put a round piece of metal or wood (metal prefered, but something like a small log would work) whose diamter is a little bit smaller than your wheel gap, place it on top of the tire and angle it so that the top is pointing in toward your car and get a friend to bounce the rear end of your car. Keep moving the round block to bend up the inner lip in all areas that it would contact the tire Dont get your fingers pinched!

 

There are other ways to do it, its not rocket science, but the easiest ways include using your tire as a fulcrum and something stiff to bend the inside

 

Baseball bat works well too. :thumb:

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I had this on my old GP, and the struts helped some, but it turned out the monoleaf pads were shot and the monoleaf was just saggy. That might also be a factor.

 

Shot, or altogether missing, I'll second your opinion.

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yeah, thanks

what are monoleaf pads??

tell me all there is to know about monoleaf pads

what they are

where they are

and how to fix or replace them

honestly,i have never even seen or heard of mono leaf pads

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If I am not mistaken they are rubber pads that cusion the monoleaf where it seats in the left and right knuckles. when I changed my struts i knoticed that I had one missing and the other was completely worn out.

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yeah, thanks

what are monoleaf pads??

tell me all there is to know about monoleaf pads

what they are

where they are

and how to fix or replace them

honestly,i have never even seen or heard of mono leaf pads

There is a thread in the FAQ section that will answer all your questions.

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yeah, thanks

what are monoleaf pads??

tell me all there is to know about monoleaf pads

what they are

where they are

and how to fix or replace them

honestly,i have never even seen or heard of mono leaf pads

 

Mike, lie down at the back end of your car.

 

Look underneath and just where the struts end you should see rectangular plastic blocks, should be white in colour I would think, right where everything seems to meet:

 

I can't find Matt's pic, so here's mine. The GP is way worse for visability down there!

 

Monoleafpads.jpg If there's nothing there on one or either side, that's your problem.

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